Policy Briefs


Work requirements subject of anti-hunger committee hearing

Ensuring food security for Nebraskans continues to be a subject of policy debate this legislative session. A bill (LB 1381) that would impose work requirements as a condition for receiving benefits through [...]

By |2024-02-14T11:10:23-06:00February 14th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Health Care, Healthcare, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on Work requirements subject of anti-hunger committee hearing

VIDEO: Experts discuss sales taxes in Nebraska

https://youtu.be/753ea9Qld3g With policymakers in Nebraska considering a significant shift from property taxes to sales taxes, two tax policy experts shared insights on the concept of “ability to pay” and discussed the [...]

By |2024-02-13T16:52:28-06:00February 13th, 2024|Budget and Tax, Economic Development, Economic Development, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on VIDEO: Experts discuss sales taxes in Nebraska

Critical support for children facing food insecurity

Nebraska intends to participate in a new federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program, ensuring that the families of 150,000 low-income children will have better access to nutritious food when school is [...]

By |2024-02-12T11:16:36-06:00February 12th, 2024|Economic Development, Economic Development, Education, Education, Health Care, Healthcare, Home Featured, OpenSky|Comments Off on Critical support for children facing food insecurity

OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (2/9/24)

$146,200 When talking about taxes, we often divide Nebraskans into five groups based on income distribution. Statistically, the starting point for the 20% of top earners is about $146,000 in 2024 dollars, [...]

Tax hike comes with disproportionate burden

A proposal that would raise the state’s sales tax by 1% would add to what all Nebraskans pay for goods and services, placing a greater tax burden on average-income taxpayers while high-wage [...]

By |2024-02-07T12:13:35-06:00February 7th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Economic Development, Economic Development, Education, Home Featured, Nebraska, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on Tax hike comes with disproportionate burden

Proposal would create appropriation for private school scholarships

With voters set to weigh in this November on legislation creating tax credits for donations to private school scholarships, new proposals in the Legislature seek to further divert public funds to private [...]

By |2024-02-06T11:50:57-06:00February 6th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Budget and Tax, Education, Education, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue, Voucher|Comments Off on Proposal would create appropriation for private school scholarships

OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (2/2/24)

  2 Two additional pieces of the governor’s plan to reduce property taxes paid to cities, counties and school districts will be discussed in today’s Revenue Committee hearing. LB 1414 adds a [...]

By |2024-02-02T13:57:57-06:00February 2nd, 2024|Education, Education, Federal Tax & Budget, Federal Tax and Budget, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue, Voucher|Comments Off on OpenSkyLIGHTS: Focus on Nebraska fiscal policy (2/2/24)

Hearings to focus on summer meals for kids, sales tax changes; tax legislation movement in Washington

LB 952, a bill that would compel Nebraska to participate in a new federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program, will be discussed in today’s Health and Human Services Committee hearing. So [...]

By |2024-02-01T11:48:36-06:00February 1st, 2024|Budget and Tax, Education, Education, Health Care, Healthcare, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on Hearings to focus on summer meals for kids, sales tax changes; tax legislation movement in Washington

Proposals for more levy limits, fewer override votes before Revenue Committee

Three bills linked to the governor’s proposal to reduce property taxes paid to fund services provided by cities, counties and school districts will be discussed in today’s Revenue Committee hearing. LB 1241 [...]

By |2024-01-31T10:30:42-06:00January 31st, 2024|Education, Education, Home Featured, OpenSky, Revenue, Revenue|Comments Off on Proposals for more levy limits, fewer override votes before Revenue Committee

Appropriations Committee hearing kicks off busy fiscal week in Legislature

LB 1413, the governor’s proposal to transfer $192 million currently held in cash funds to the state’s General Fund, will be the subject of an Appropriations Committee hearing today. Unlike the General [...]

By |2024-01-30T12:02:14-06:00January 30th, 2024|Budget & Budget Process, Budget and Budget Process, Home Featured, OpenSky|Comments Off on Appropriations Committee hearing kicks off busy fiscal week in Legislature
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